Thune Travel Fellowship

Thune Summer Travel Fellowship

The Department of the History of Art offers
fellowships for summer travel with the goal to enable students of the
history of art to enhance their classroom work with the direct
experience of works of art and architecture.

Juniors in good standing, both majors and minors in the History of Art, are eligible.

Juniors should select a faculty advisor in
the History of Art Department and, in consultation with the advisor,
prepare a proposal of a travel and study itinerary that will explore a
coherent theme. The project may eventually become the subject of an
honors thesis. The travel will take place during the summer between the
students' junior and senior years, in this country or abroad. The
fellowship aims to enable students to carry out an independent research
project and is not for summer school programs. The recipient shall
submit progress reports both midway through the project and after its
conclusion, the final report usually by mid-September.

Fellowship applications will be judged by the
History of Art faculty on the basis of originality, coherence, and
feasibility. Awards generally do not exceed $2,500.

The deadline for the proposal is usually
mid-March. The proposal with a budget (ca. 2-3 pages and 1/2 page,
resp.) will be submitted to the Undergraduate Chair.